The Northern State Wolves scored 49 points in the second half to pull away for an 88-64 victory over the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Men’s Basketball team in a game played at Wachs Arena in front of 689 fans in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
FIRST HALF –
Northern State scored the first three points of the game before UMC responded with a 7-0 run to take a 7-3 lead less than four minutes into the game. UMC continued to build on their lead and took a 16-9 lead with 12:11 remaining in the half. Northern State responded with a 7-0 run to tie the game at 16. The Golden Eagles answered with a Brian Sitzmann (Jr. Savage) three-pointer. Northern State finished the final six minutes of the half with some strong play and took a 39-33 lead into halftime.
SECOND HALF
The teams played even for the first 12 minutes of the second half and Northern State led 59-49 with 8:51 remaining. UMC went cold and starting missing shots and it seemed like Northern State starting to make all of theirs as the Wolves pulled away for an 88-64 victory.
| 1 | 2 | Score | |
| Minnesota Crookston | 33 | 31 | 64 |
| Northern State | 39 | 49 | 88 |
| UMC | Points | Rebounds | Assist/Steal |
| Brian Sitzmann | 15 | 2 assists | |
| Quintin Winterfeldt | 15 | 3 assists | |
| Josh Dilling | 13 | 6 | 2 assists |
| Morgan Carter | 7 | 4 | |
| Leonard Dixon | 5 | 4 | |
| Ethan Channel | 4 | 6 | |
| George Blaj-Voinescu | 3 | ||
| Zach Westphal | 2 |
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